2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-09-08UTC09:26:20+00:002017-09-07The muscular piano playing of Nikolai Lugansky could not save the Russian National Orchestra’s shoddy Enescu and Prokofiev.Withheld indulgence: Russian National Orchestra and Pletnev disappoint in Enescu and Prokofieven_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-enescu-prokofiev-pletnev-russian-national-bucharest-september-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAksel Tollålihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/1284https://bachtrack.com/files/148-aksel.jpgAksel is currently studying towards a degree in musicology at the University of Oslo. At the moment he is an exchange student at Goldsmiths College in London. He is also a choral singer and a trombonist. His musical interests include 20th-cenury French music, Baroque opera and the music of Richard Strauss.https://bachtrack.com/files/67095-04-septembrie-russian-national-orchestra-foto-alex-damian-dsc-2345-resized.jpg510340Mikhail Pletnev conducts the Russian National OrchestraAlex Damian2017-Sep-04, Palace Hall (Sala Palatului): Russian National Orchestra and Pletnev play Enescu and Prokofievhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/palace-hall-sala-palatului/russian-national-orchestra-and-pletnev-play-enescu-and-prokofiev/04-september-2017/20-002017-09-042017-09-04Palace Hall (Sala Palatului)BucharestBucuresti-IlfovRomania44.43914426.0949782

2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-16UTC10:53:19+00:002017-01-15A pair of Soviet Cold War classics featured in Pietari Inkinen's Budapest debut at Müpa. Pietari Inkinen’s finely-wrought Russian landscapes poke history’s ribsen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-inkinen-mork-budapest-festival-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlexandra Ivanoffhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19227https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/19227https://bachtrack.com/files/40115-alexandra-ivanoff.jpgAlexandra Ivanoff is an American journalist who, after singing for five seasons with the San Francisco Opera, lived for eight years in Istanbul, where she began her career as a music journalist with Time Out magazine and Today's Zaman newspaper in that city. After one year in Berlin and now in Budapest, she reviews from various cities and festivals in Europe, as well as Istanbul, New York, and Los Angeles. She has degrees in music from the Eastman School of Music in NY and Yale University Graduate School of Music.https://bachtrack.com/files/51313-inkinen-pietari-pc-nguye-phuong-b-300-resized.jpg510340Pietari InkinenNguye Phuong2017-Jan-12, Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert Hall: Budapest Festival Orchestrahttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/mupa-bela-bartok-national-concert-hall/budapest-festival-orchestra/12-january-2017/19-452017-01-122017-01-14Müpa: Béla Bartók National Concert HallBudapestCentral HungaryHungary1095 Budapest, Komor Marcell u. 1.47.46933406312619.07168626785301https://bachtrack.com/files/81222-budapest-festival-orchestra.jpg3

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-12-01UTC09:57:41+00:002016-11-30Glowing Tchaikovsky from Barry Douglas coupled with an intelligently driven performance of Prokofiev's Sixth Symphony by the LSO under Thomas Søndergård.Russian exuberance and Soviet introspection from the LSO at the Barbicanen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-sondergard-douglas-london-symphony-november-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngJason Weirhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22913https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22913https://bachtrack.com/files/47677-jason-weir.jpgJason is currently a PhD scholar in Musicology at Magdalen College, Oxford. His research focuses on the evolution of urban soundscapes in fin de siècle Vienna within the context of opera, folk music and street culture. Jason gained his MMus degree from King’s College London in 2010, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. He has also been active as a freelance writer, violinist and tutor in London, and has a particular passion for folk music and adventurous travelling.https://bachtrack.com/files/49719-barry-douglas-pc-katya-kraynova-1-300-resized.jpg510340Barry DouglasKatya Kraynova2016-Nov-29, Barbican Hall: Tchaikovsky, Prokofievhttps://bachtrack.com/concert-listing/barbican-hall/tchaikovsky-prokofiev/29-november-2016/19-302016-11-292016-11-30Barbican HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomEC2Y 8DSSilk Street51.519879294526-0.091710090637207https://bachtrack.com/files/66894-lso2017logo.jpg4

Valery Gergiev is the most committed advocate for Prokofiev, so it is no surprise that in this 125th anniversary year, he is leading the celebrations, programming the symphonies and three string concertos too. Too much?

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-09-29UTC10:37:41+00:002016-09-29Valery Gergiev is the most committed advocate for Prokofiev, so it is no surprise that in this 125th anniversary year, he is leading the celebrations, programming the symphonies and three string concertos too. Too much?An all-you-can-eat Prokofiev buffet from the Mariinskyen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-prokofiev-125-gergiev-ramm-mariinsky-cadogan-hall-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/46470-valery-gergiev-photo-by-alexander-shapunov-4.jpg510340Valery GergievAlexander Shapunov2016-Sep-28, Cadogan Hall: Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev - Complete Prokofiev Symphonies 3https://bachtrack.com/listing-prokofiev-125-gergiev-ramm-mariinsky-cadogan-hall-september-20162016-09-282016-09-28Cadogan HallLondonGreater LondonUnited KingdomSW1X 9DQ5 Sloane Terrace51.4937889-0.157349https://bachtrack.com/files/62961-mariinsky-logo.jpg3

Gianandrea Noseda, principal guest conductor of the Israel Philharmonic and former chief conductor of the BBC Philharmonic, made his Cleveland Orchestra debut this weekend in works by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, and the Cleveland première of Nino Rota’s Trombone Concerto, with the orchestra’s principal trombone Massimo LaRosa as soloist. All concerned turned in solid performances.

2013Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2013-11-07UTC16:38:42+00:002013-02-11Gianandrea Noseda debuts with Cleveland Orchestra in works by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Nino Rota's Trombone Concerto with Massimo LaRosaNoseda debuts with Cleveland Orchestra and Massimo LaRosa in Nino Rota's Trombone Concertoen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-cleveland-orchestra-noseda-prokofievBachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngTimothy Robsonhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/710https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/710https://bachtrack.com/files/40607-tim-robson.jpgTimothy is an organist in Cleveland, Ohio. His repertoire extends to all musical periods, with a special interest in contemporary music. As a blogger he is a regular contributor to ClevelandClassical.com. In his parallel career as a librarian, Tim is Associate Director for Academic Engagement at the Kelvin Smith Library of Case Western Reserve University.https://bachtrack.com/files/2237-altarisoluzione_17.jpg400335Gianandrea Noseda Clive Barda2013-Feb-09, Severance Hall: Prokofiev Sixth Symphonyhttps://bachtrack.com/listing-cleveland-orchestra-noseda-prokofiev2013-02-092013-02-09Severance HallClevelandOhioUnited States1100111001 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106, United States41.5063477-81.609336100000013

It’s a fairly poor show that I hadn’t been to a Prom in years. Since it is all online and on the radio, there is the tendency to stay home and listen – but this concert was a reminder of quite how worthwhile it is to attend concerts in person. The power of live musical performance was exemplified by this varied programme, performed in a most varied and adaptive way.

Due to the snow, I arrived to the Barbican too late to catch Stravinsky’s Dumbarton Oaks. However I made it in time for the premiere of Marc-André Dalbavie’s Oboe Concerto (BBC/Borletti-Buitoni Trust co-commission).The concerto is a highly varied piece which displayed some interesting composition techniques and contained a difficult part for the oboe.